Deepto Roy

• Design and test a photocatalytic reactor and solar cell with 7 European partner universities and institutions under the European Union (EU) project
• Designing and constructing novel photo electrolysis reactors, semiconductive material deposition as photoelectrode, scrutinizing operation-related issues and equipment, testing the reactor, and implementing corrective actions for pilot scale
• Communicate and organize meetings with project partners to assess reactor performance and initiate modifications to the reactor system to meet tight project deadlines
• Evaluation of gas flow rheology and photo electrolysis reactor efficiency through experiment; analysis of data
• Computational Simulation of solar radiation on photo electrolysis reactor setup based on experimental parameters.

• Vacuum-based thin film material deposition and coatings on different substrates with process parameter analysis and optimization
• Fabricated transitional metal-based composite coatings on a flexible nickel foam substrate through a sustainable vacuum kinetic spray method, tailored for laboratory-scale applications
• Fabricated semiconductive materials coatings, along with their corresponding compound electrode coatings, onto a Fluorinedoped Tin Oxide (FTO) substrate using a cold spray deposition technique as a cathode and an anode for pilot-scale applications
• Developed vacuum-based deposition processes, conducted analysis and optimization of coating process parameters, employed the Design of Experiments (DOE) module, and troubleshooted thin film deposition process-related technical problems to ensure a high-quality thin film electrode production
• Analyzed composite electrode material Characteristics of thin films through various characterization techniques (XRD, SEM, EDX, XPS, Raman, AFM, TGA) and analyzed the structure of the material coatings
• Planned and executed research and development, engaged in technical literature surveys, documented and reported brief results, process, and output; collaborated closely with the laboratory cross-functional team to write reports and articles focusing on the coatings technology and applications of electrode material
• Mentored and guided undergraduate students and interns in laboratory research and communicated and organized the training.

• Sonochemical synthesis of lithium-ion battery cathode and electrolyte material for laboratory and pilot scale, coin cell setup, characterizations of cathode (X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy) & analysis of data, reported results to the lead engineers and researchers
• Troubleshooted cathode material preparation and process-related technical issues for laboratory and pilot scale
• Worked with the interdisciplinary synthesis and characterization collaborative teams.

GPA: 4.15/4.5

GPA: 2.97